Rennie Simpson Explained

The Ven. Rennie Simpson, LVO, MA (Lambeth) was Archdeacon of Macclesfield from 1978 to 1985.^[1]

Born on 13 January 1920,^[2] he was educated at Blackburn Technical College.^[3] He was ordained after a period of study at Kelham Theological College in 1946 and began his career with a curacy in South Elmsall.^[4] After this he was Succentor at Blackburn Cathedral and then Sacrist at St Paul's Cathedral. He was Vicar of John Keble Church, Mill Hill^[5] from 1958 to 1963. He was Precentor at Westminster Abbey^[6] from 1963 to 1974 when he became a Canon Residentiary.

An Honorary Chaplain to the Queen,^[7] he died on 9 January 1997; and his wife Margaret (née Hardy) on 10 November 2010.^[8]

Notes and References

1. Church news. Resignations and retirements The Times (London, England), Thursday, Oct 17, 1985; pg. 14; Issue 62271
2. 'Simpson, Ven. Rennie', Who's Who 2012, A & C Black, 2012; online edn, Oxford University Press, Dec 2011; online edn, Nov 2011 accessed 16 July 2012
3. http://wilkinp4.blackapplehost.com/People/Male/Rennie_Simpson/rennie_simpson.htm Rishton people
4. Crockford's Clerical Directory 1947-48 London: Oxford University Press, 1947
5. http://www.johnkeble.org.uk/ Church website
6. http://archives.lambethpalacelibrary.org.uk:8080/Archives/dserve.exe?dsqIni=Dserve.ini&dsqApp=Archive&dsqDb=Persons&dsqSearch=Code=='GB/109/12291'&dsqCmd=Show.tcl National Church Institutions Database of Manuscripts and Archives
7. http://www.london-gazette.co.uk/issues/40889/pages/5487/page.pdf London Gazette
8. https://archive.today/20130505045924/http://announcements.telegraph.co.uk/deaths/124832/simpson Telegraph on line